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All Things Are Alive: Animating the Inanimate–Puppetry for Writers with Mobi Warren

Gemini Ink 1111 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX, United States

Are you looking for a different way to tap into your creativity? Are you ready to experience the curiosity, wonder, and empathy that puppetry naturally inspires? Under the guidance of puppeteer and poet Mobi Warren, workshop participants will build a simple hand puppet from paper mâché and cloth, and breathe life into the personality that emerges. The process may culminate in a poem, a short prose piece, or a monologue puppet script. Participants will be encouraged to sense the livingness in the materials used and to explore unexpected insights that emerge as the puppet acquires form. No puppetry experience is required to attend this workshop, and writers of all levels are welcome.  

$145

MOSAIC Ekphrastic Poetry Celebration

Contemporary at Blue Star 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, Texas

We're celebrating the work by high school students who created visual art and write an original ekphrastic poems for National Poetry Month. This special series of workshops was led by San Antonio’s Poet Laureate, Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, in partnership with MOSAIC Studio, Contemporary at Blue Star. The celebration takes place at MOSAIC Studio.

Free

Words, Wine and Wisdom: A Night of Stories with Leticia Urieta, Rooster Martinez & Andrew Porter

Poetic Republic Coffee Co. 2330 S. Presa St, San Antonio, Texas, United States

Join us for a night of poetry and literary celebration as we partner with our friends at Poetic Republic Coffee Co. to create an inviting space for the writing community to share words, wine, and wisdom, with a little latte or espresso on the side. Special guests are Leticia Urieta, C.L. “Rooster” Martinez and Andrew Porter.

Free

Literary Movements with Rod Carlos Rodriguez

Government Canyon 12861 Galm Road, San Antonio, United States

We'll examine literary movements and their nature-based connections so that we may draw upon them for our own creativity. We'll be in nature’s classroom, the great outdoors! And we'll share and write from the comfort of the Government Canyon Gallery, which provides an enclosed classroom wrapped in windows and a gorgeous 360° view of the surrounding woods. Class participants will use body movement as a source of creativity, find their own corners of nature to sit in and write from, and participate in small group work. Bring a bottle of water and a folding chair!

$90

11th Annual San Antonio Book Festival

UTSA Southwest Campus 300 Augusta St, San Antonio, Texas

Gemini Ink is thrilled to announce our presence at the upcoming San Antonio Book Festival on Saturday, April 15th. Join us from 9am to 5pm at the Central Library and UTSA Southwest Campus in downtown San Antonio, where we'll be ready to engage with everyone who attends this exciting event!

Free

The Art of Bad Poetry with Abby Murray

Online via Zoom

What do we even mean when we consider a poem “good” or “bad”? Beginners aren’t the only ones who benefit from conversations that question our assumptions about poetry and the way we practice connecting with our own voices. Established poets also gain from discussing poetry’s rules and reputation, its stereotypes and possibilities. In this class, writers of all levels will strive to expand their understanding of the art of poetry, first by weeding out our judgments of “good” and “bad” poetry, then shaping poetry’s elusive boundaries by playing with work that challenges our notions of value and weakness. Expect laughter. Anticipate letting go of fears that limit us. Plan to write.

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Veteran’s Writing Collective with Sarah Colby

Online via Zoom

The Veteran’s Writing Collective encourages the art of writing in a workshop environment where participants are offered honest, positive, and constructive peer-to-peer and mentor feedback. The workshop is open to all active-duty military, veterans, retirees, and their immediate family members. Writers of all levels working in all genres are welcome.

Free
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Open Writer’s Labs

Online via Zoom

These peer-driven workshops, held the last Monday of each month, are free and open to writers of all levels and focus on poetry, flash fiction, and short creative non-fiction.

Free

Exploring the Etymology of Our Artistic Practice with Diana Lizette Rodriguez

Online via Zoom

This four-week workshop with Diana Lizette Rodriguez will help participants identify the roots of their art practice through writing and multimedia exercises. By closely examining creative texts, film, photography, and performance material and reflecting on other artistic processes, participants will fully envision or rethink their own. The workshop will also explore how ancestry, family trees, landscape, and location can inform the root of artistic expression.

$125

Voices of San Anto Bilingual Storytelling Workshop with Marisela Barrera

Central Library 600 Soledad, San Antonio, Texas

Join poet and storyteller Marisela Barrera for a free, two-session workshop at the San Antonio Public Library. Craft a five to seven-minute story about a significant moment in your life and present it in a public performance and celebration.

This workshop is for adults 18+, and no writing or performance experience is required. Native Spanish speakers and bilingual folks are highly encouraged to register.

Free

(Poetry) Slam 201 with C.L. “Rooster” Martinez

Gemini Ink 1111 Navarro St, San Antonio, TX, United States

Imagine stepping up to the mic at a poetry slam with less than 3 minutes to captivate the audience.
What will you say? How will you use your voice, face, and body language to take the audience on an emotional rollercoaster? 

(Poetry) Slam 201 is a generative and performance workshop focused on individual and collaborative writing for live competition. We will briefly examine the history and rules of the Slam Poetry genre, write new and exciting work as individuals and teams, use a critique session to delve deep into the poem’s intended message, and focus on moving the written word from the page to the microphone. Participants will receive performance tips and feedback that will add emotional depth and impact to their spoken word delivery.

$125